Golden Meadow man killed in bayou crash in Cocodrie

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May 11, 2014 at 5:45 PM

A 29-year-old Golden Meadow man was found dead Sunday morning after crashing his pickup into Bayou Little Caillou in Cocodrie, police said.

A 29-year-old Golden Meadow man was found dead Sunday morning after crashing his pickup into Bayou Little Caillou in Cocodrie, police said.Shawn Dardar’s body was found in his submerged GMC Sierra, State Police Troop C said.He had been driving south on La. 56 when his pickup veered off the road and struck a fence pole, police said. The truck then hit a concrete barrier protecting gasoline storage tanks and three support pilings at Boudreaux’s Marina, 8250 La. 56, before it rolled into the bayou and sank.The marina’s owner called State Police shortly before 6 a.m. to report that a vehicle had damaged his property and that the gas tanks were leaking fuel. The tanks were sealed and the spilled fuel was cleaned up.The Terrebonne Sheriff’s Office Water Patrol found Dardar’s submerged pickup.Dardar was not wearing a seat belt and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Terrebonne Parish Coroner’s Office. Toxicology reports are pending.